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Nephila kuhli I found the perfect Halloween costume!<br />
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I suppose the spider should come with a trigger warning. This is Ms Nephila Kuhlii aka the black wood spider. It's an orb weaver. This one was easily 7 inches. The poor males are much smaller. Reportedly its poison does not affect humans much. (I did not try it.) Bangalore,Bengaluru,Black Wood Spider,Fall,Geotagged,India,Nephila kuhli,orbweaver spider

Nephila kuhli

I found the perfect Halloween costume!

I suppose the spider should come with a trigger warning. This is Ms Nephila Kuhlii aka the black wood spider. It's an orb weaver. This one was easily 7 inches. The poor males are much smaller. Reportedly its poison does not affect humans much. (I did not try it.)

comments (5)

Ernst

Lion

Very impressive. Posted 7 days ago

Barry

Lion

Looks ferocious. Posted 6 days ago
1. Shachi Trivedi
  
  Bull Frog
  
  I hope looks are deceptive. Posted 5 days ago

William Bodine

Lion

Yikes! I thought my Arizona tarantulas were scary spiders, but this one takes the cake! Posted 6 days ago

Shachi Trivedi

Bull Frog

:-) Perhaps it is not that dangerous. It fairly screams "Lookout. Here I come." Posted 5 days ago, modified 5 days ago

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The Black Wood Spider

Nephila kuhli is an orb weaving spider found from tropical India through SE Asia to north Australia.

Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Shachi Trivedi

By Shachi Trivedi

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Uploaded Oct 27, 2025. Captured Oct 27, 2025 14:42 in 6M9G+C7 Hosathota, Karnataka, India.

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